Chapter 2274: Tiger Owl

Having made his decision, he no longer hesitated, turning and flying out.

Protected by the disguise token, the agitated phantom spirits did not attack him. He quickly reached the edge of the forest, and just as he was wondering how to express his intentions to Ao Feng to make him happy, he felt a turbulent power surge from the sky.

He looked up and immediately saw Ao Feng, transformed into a golden dragon, fiercely battling a massive tiger in the air.

"Haha, Ao Feng," the tiger roared, "we haven't met in a few days. How did you become so weak? I advise you to surrender gracefully, lest you make a fool of yourself..."

The massive tiger laughed heartily.

The two forces continuously rippled in the sky, flickering like fireworks.

"A Conferred God King from Gengjin Heaven?" Zhang Xuan frowned. This massive tiger, if he wasn't mistaken, was a Conferred God King from Gengjin Heaven, but he didn't know why the two were fighting.

"You want me to surrender? Dream on!" With a roar, Ao Feng seemed to use a secret technique; his entire body turned red as he charged towards his opponent again.

A series of explosions erupted! Their fierce battle continued, tearing rift after rift in space.

"Teacher Zhang..." Luo Qiqi appeared beside him. Knowing Zhang Xuan had something to do, and not wanting to be a burden, she hadn't followed him just now but had left the mountain stream with Ao Feng.

"What's... what's going on? Why are they fighting?" Zhang Xuan asked.

"As soon as we came out," Luo Qiqi transmitted, "we were blocked by this Tiger-Owl Conferred God King from Gengjin Heaven. He must have known about the Earth-Treasuring Spirit Liquid here and deliberately waited for Conferred God King Ao Feng to enter and suffer heavy injuries before coming to snatch it..."

"Snatching?" Zhang Xuan suddenly understood. What was most terrifying in the Tidal Sea was not traps, spatial turbulence, or dangerous locations... but cultivators themselves! There were no rules here. For treasures, many people would lie in wait, waiting for others to face peril and barely survive, before boldly striking to seize the spoils. This Conferred God King named Tiger-Owl was clearly one such person.

"If God King Ao Feng hadn't been injured," Luo Qiqi shook her head, "he definitely wouldn't be weaker than his opponent. But now..." If he hadn't been severely injured by the phantom spirits' attack, even if Tiger-Owl was powerful, he would at most be able to fight to a draw. Now, however, Ao Feng was being completely suppressed, unable to retaliate, making defeat inevitable.

Before long, with a fierce sonic boom, Ao Feng plummeted from the sky to the ground. His massive body was covered in wounds, and golden blood flowed from him, creating crater after crater as it splattered.

After a moment of hesitation, Zhang Xuan collected the dragon blood. The dragon blood of a Conferred God King, if sold, would fetch a considerable price.

"Hand over the Earth-Treasuring Spirit Liquid..." Tiger-Owl transformed back into a middle-aged man and looked over indifferently.

Ao Feng gritted his teeth.

"Many Conferred God Kings fall in the Tidal Sea during each tide. Don't be ungrateful..." Tiger-Owl coldly snorted, taking a step forward that made the ground tremble continuously.

Knowing that the other party genuinely dared to kill for the treasure, Ao Feng, left with no choice, handed over the spirit liquid he had collected earlier.

Opening the jade box and glancing inside, Tiger-Owl frowned. "Why is it so small?" For so many phantom spirits to be born, normally, there should be a large quantity of this Earth-Treasuring Spirit Liquid. Why is it only the size of a soybean?

"It must have dissipated. In any case, this is all there was when I found it..." Ao Feng did not reveal Zhang Xuan.

"Dissipated?" Raising an eyebrow, Tiger-Owl flicked his wrist, putting the spirit liquid into his storage ring. He looked over again. "Since there's only this much left, compensate me with the other things you obtained!"

With that, he hooked his hand, and the storage ring on Ao Feng's finger flew over. He lightly brushed his palm over it and looked down. A moment later, a smile touched his lips. "Not bad. It seems you haven't been idle since entering the Tidal Sea. These are all mine now..." With that, he clenched them in his palm. Since he was already plundering, he naturally wouldn't leave anything behind. Although the items in the other party's storage ring were not as valuable as the Earth-Treasuring Spirit Liquid, there were still many, and they would be of great help to his cultivation, constituting a substantial amount of resources.

"You..." Seeing all his belongings snatched away by the other party, Ao Feng gritted his teeth, wanting to say something but unable to utter a word. Many Conferred God Kings fell during each spiritual energy tide. In the current situation, if he really resisted, the other party might genuinely kill him! He could only endure! As long as he survived, there would always be hope.

"All of you, hand over your belongings as well..." After taking all of Ao Feng's possessions, Tiger-Owl looked towards the other God Kings present. "With Ao Feng, I was wary of Yunli Heaven's protectiveness; without immense benefits, I wouldn't dare to kill him. But you lot are different... If you don't want to die, hurry up!" His voice was laced with menace.

Yunli Heaven was notoriously protective of its own, and Ao Feng was one of their Conferred God Kings. If the benefits were great enough, he might have killed him, but since Ao Feng obediently gave up his things, there was naturally no need to go for the kill. While that was the case for Ao Feng, the many God Kings present were different. A Conferred God King killing a few God Kings... even if the Emperor knew, he wouldn't bother. It was the law of the jungle... If even God Kings couldn't be killed, what was the point of being a Conferred God King?

Seeing the increasing pressure from Tiger-Owl, who looked ready to strike at any moment, the heavily injured God Kings showed looks of grief and indignation in their eyes, yet they were helpless. Before they were injured, upon hearing such news, they would have run as far as possible. Now, heavily injured, they had no choice. If they didn't hand over their treasures, he might truly wipe them all out! God Kings were considered lofty figures in the outside world, but in the Tidal Sea... they had no status whatsoever.

"Here...""I only collected this much..." Soon, many God Kings handed over their storage rings.

Looking at his haul, Tiger-Owl nodded in satisfaction. Just as he was about to speak, a God King stepped forward, gritting his teeth. "Conferred God King Tiger-Owl, if you don't take the treasures I collected, I am willing to serve as your follower, submit to you, and tell you exactly what happened inside the mountain stream..."

"A follower? It's not impossible," Conferred God King Tiger-Owl said, raising an eyebrow. "But it depends on whether the information you provide is valuable enough to exchange for the treasures in your hand and your life!"

"You'll be satisfied..." The God King's eyes flickered, and he turned to point at Zhang Xuan. "It was that fellow! He reached the Earth-Treasuring Spirit Liquid first. Before he entered, the liquid was the size of a fist. After he went in, it became this small. If there's a problem, it definitely has something to do with him..."

This fellow, despite clearly having the strength to fight off the phantom spirits, simply let them get injured, and then ran into the light barrier to snatch the spirit liquid... To be honest, he had disliked the man for a long time. Being able to teach him a lesson this time and also avoid being plundered himself, he naturally wouldn't miss the opportunity.

"You snatched the spirit liquid?" Hearing the God King say that the spirit liquid was actually the size of a fist, Tiger-Owl's eyes immediately narrowed. He coldly stared at Zhang Xuan, his eyes glinting with a sharp light. Such a large amount of spirit liquid, if obtained and presented to the Emperor, would surely yield even greater rewards.